Zippy Basher's Rides

[ZippyBasher]

Simple 6061 block. using existing screw holes in the chassis and a notch for the bar to go through. Then just drilled small hole in front of arm and screwed in the Pivot point. Very easy







The front wont work this way so I will rethink that one... But I think the rear came out good...



Short VID - TURN SOUND DOWN, HIGH WINDS.

[Kcaz25]

Looks good and seems to be very stable.

EDIT: both of them.

[ZippyBasher]

Thanks Man. The Raja is planted really well in that grass and is friggin ballastic. That vid didnt even have any full throttle. Maybe 3/4 most. I was trying to get a run without blowing the tires off in the first 2 minutes. But the Shotty front 17mm hexes came loose. I am using some Maximizer ones meant for the Maxx. The rear is fine because the upgraded axles from FLM are 6mm but the front is just rolled with aluminum tape to get from 5mm to around 6mm... I will probably get some of the FLM ones actually meant for the front axle...

Now the Maxx is still hard to control. It really wants to kick the ass out sideways when I get in heavy on the throttle and I broke the Fing Hitec servo again! It sucks man. I am gonna rebuild the diffs with some lighter fluids this time and of course those Nova Cups F/R. I was almost able to pull a standing backflip and that was after 15 minutes of full bore running.

BTW Kcaz, if you were ever gonna get one of the Nova cups. Now would be the time, They got them for less than half normal price...

http://stores.ebay.com/Nova-RC-Produ...=p4634.c0.m322

Oh and I finally got the Nylatron Rod. Woohoo, Now I gotta look at some sand Rails and think how I want the bars to look.

[ZippyBasher]

So I got some new goodies coming. All three rides are down but parts are OTW. Raja is getting some FLM 17mm hexes for the 5mm axles up front, as well as a new UBEC from Turnigy ($3.69 - Sweet) I also made some progress on the Roll cage. It came out OK. Not perfect or symetrical but I think it looks good and It should work alright. Just gotta attatch the "Body Panels".

The SC8ight stripped the plastic spur so I am getting a 47t Steel spur off Ebay. The ride still needs a bit of tuning in the shocks but at least It has full new Seals and bearings.

The Maxx is getting some new servos. I sent the Hitec in for Repair and I am kinda disapointed with it. So I bought some Turnigy MG959 Full alloy servos. The Entire case is machined from 6061 and has metal gears. It only cost $22 and has about 190oz/in torque. So I will utilize the Dual servo slots and run two... I keep on breaking the plastic case inside the hitec... So the alloy cased servo seemed like a good option. Unless I can get a case for the Hitec machined... Which I may look into...

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dproduct=12451

[ZippyBasher]

Not much love in here lately...

Oh well... Updates anyway.

Just some pics of the roll cage I made. It'll keep the dirt out that for sure... It actually drives really well, I had to make a shock preload spacer out of some 1" PVC and it didnt take the black dye well at all... But it was free and sets the spring rate just right...



I made one side panel able to fold down so I can get the battery out from top or side and use 2 hands doing so... See clips here:












I will get some better shots of how its all connected later, I will have to pull off one panel and solder a new UBEC and get rid of the RX Pack. Almost finished...

[Overdriven]

Cool rig. I was concerned at first with the length you were stretching it to, as I didn't have the greatest results with my last stretch chassis project. Glad you're happy with the hangling. Its funny seeing those big ass shocks on that truck though! A little suggestion, instead of body clips for the side panel, how about reusable zip ties. Body clips tend to get lost in rollovers, and those reusable zip ties won't take much longer to install/remove.

[Chadworkz]

Originally Posted by Kcaz25

Then a full VBS supermaxx is again its own animal even if its not a Lightning.. We don't see to many of those around.

But there are some...like MINE!






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Anyway, your rigs are awesome! You have thought of, made, and pulled off some extremely cool mods, and man...I really like them!

[Overdriven]

Posting your Revo pics is just plain thread jacking, at least the Lightning pics make up for it though! Just don't do it again, until you have a Razorback to show off anyway!

[Chadworkz]

Razorback...DROOOOOL!!!!

Speaking of UE Razorbacks, have you seen this bad-ass thing [here]? Candyman made every single part by hand, and ended up with a sick E-Razorback with Racer-X & VBS!!!



Sorry Zippy, I didn't mean to Thread-Jack you, I just got excited...my SM does that to me!

[ZippyBasher]

Thanks OverDriven! I was worried it wouldnt handle that great either. Was really just something I was playing with as I had leftover metal from the Maxx CD Mount. But it works pretty good and the Full Offset wheels kinda keep it from being too narrow and long. I bet once I get the RX pack off the front and tighten the slipper I could still pull some easy wheelies. Will have to play with that this weekend after I add the UBEC. I will look into the reusable zip ties. Great Idea. Those Clips were like $.35 each...

Chadworks - I appreciate your comments amongst the thread jacking... Alot of time has been put into all of my rides, and I am proud of the way they came out. So thank you for noticing the details and taking the time to keep my thread up. You might recognize the Ti skids...

I got a few new things to post up later. Still need to get those better inside shots on the Raja, and the new servos for the Maxx (MG959), They really do look sweet. Almost full alloy case. I will be swapping back to a stock plastic Brushless Maxx bellcrank. The Golden Horizon one kinda sucks. It was designed off the original 3905 saver and doesnt "give" when the servo needs it. Its more of a " V " as opposed to " U " I tried to sand it round but really just messed it up. GH needs to update the design. A UE saver would be good but its too much $$.

[Overdriven]

Chad, I was just messing with you, you didn't have to delete the Revo pics. Those are some sweet trucks you have there and I don't mind seeing them. Yes I've seen Candyman's Razorback, extremely drool worthy.

As are your trucks Zippy. As much as I enjoy the eye candy, home brew ingenuity takes the cake in my book. My old Tmaxx was like that, nothing was just bolted on, everything was rubbed on in some way. That's probably why my current Emaxx is kinda boring to me. I'm going to have to wild on it soon. Speaking of Maxx trucks. Did your Golden Horizon servo saver come with a spri g or did you have to reuse the stocker? My stocker is so loose it's ridiculous and I'd hate to buy another stock spring and have it be weak like my current one.

[ZippyBasher]

Necessity is the mother of all invention. Right? I NEEDED all those upgrades. I actually have as much fun making stuff like the CD mount as I do racing sometimes. I get so excited thinking of the next step. Keeps me up at night. Plus doing it this way is a lot easier on the wallot. $13.50 got me a CD Mount and a Chassis.

and No the GH uses the Stock Spring... I used the stiffer black one the silver was mushy. But I do not like the GH because of the not actually doing its job of "SAVING" the servo. My Hitec 7950 Ti gear has broke the middle case 4 times and Luckily Hitec was cool enough to send me a whole new Ti gear set. I have actually worn 1/16" of slop inside the gears. They look like a pinion gear after a lot of use... like the teeth are sharp. not flat and even.

I do not recommend it.

Oh and thats the other thing about rides like Chads. I could never do the stuff I do to Mr. Maxx. I will have to get vids of the other park. Huge hills and Jumps...

[Overdriven]

hmmm, didn't know there was a black and a silver spring for the Maxx servo saver, I'm going to have to look into that. I know trying to shim the one thats in there now is next to impossible I've tried.

Yea its always fun making, modifying, and stuffing an rc with stuff it never should've had to begin with. Then going out and driving it like you stole it, I mean "testing" the modifications out

[ZippyBasher]

Originally Posted by Overdriven

hmmm, didn't know there was a black and a silver spring for the Maxx servo saver, I'm going to have to look into that. I know trying to shim the one thats in there now is next to impossible I've tried.

Yea its always fun making, modifying, and stuffing an rc with stuff it never should've had to begin with. Then going out and driving it like you stole it, I mean "testing" the modifications out

Been There on the shimming too Yeah the Black is much stiffer. but still will get mushy over a year... i MAY have a couple if I can find Ill send u one. See if yours is silver metal or black.

At least you get it with "testing" if it doesn't survive the 1st or 2nd pack what good is it?

[Chadworkz]

Zippy, so those are my old Ti Skids, huh...heh! I hope they are holding up well for you!

Overdriven, I kind of figured you were just kidding, but it really was wrong of me to post so many pictures of my rides in Zippy's Thread, especially posting Revo Pics in a Maxx Thread, so I just removed them to keep the focus on Zippy's rides!

Zippy, what is the inside & outside diameter of your servo-saver spring? I have all three different weight springs for the UE GenIV Servo-Saver that you could have (or you can get them from the UE Store) if they will fit. I don't know if they will help, but you never know! Plus, I believe I have all of the parts in my multiple parts boxes required to build a complete UE GenIV Servo-Saver (minus the Ti Drag-Link) I could send your way pretty cheaply if you want...I will just have to locate everything, which is all scattered among my many parts boxes and work bench drawers!